The UN General Secretar should have been patient in the run-up to the Iraq war
How do they say? Everything is allowed in the war and in love. Obviously, the British intelligence was found in the run-up to the Iraq war taste at this saying and did not even take a stop at Nobel Pipe Trading and Uno-General Secretar Kofi.
In a BBC radio interview on Thursday, the former British Minister for Development Questions, Clare Short declared that the British intelligence of Kofi Annan had disored. She even saw some talk signals himself. On targeted demand of BBC, whether they also confirm that, in fact, British spies had been instructed within the UN persons like Annan, Short replied with emphasis: "Yes absolutely". Allegedly, the Buro of the UN boss was temporarily charged in the run-up to the Iraq war.
A similarly questioned action had already been revealed at the American intelligence NSA. Thus, the British Observer in the spring of 2003, a memo of a high-level NSA officer was allocated, after which the NSA should send all UN security council members to those of the US and Great Britain. Specifically, there was talk of the monitoring of telephones in the Buro and home and emails. At that time, the United States set everything to acquire an UN resolution she became the Iraq war (cf. Lying on the delegates of the UN Security Council)
Make embarrassing war details?
Exactly this "scandal" Was the real occasion for the BBC interview with Clare Short. The spy opera once flew once through a former translator of the British secret service. The 29-year-old Katharine Gun was accused of "Top Secret"-Announcement of the high-level US intelligence representative Frank Kozas to have played the British Observer. She defended her indiscretion as a conscience decision. It had not been possible to do so, silence about the "Substaboration of the democratic process at the UN" to preserve. The indictment against Gun was recently fallen surprisingly falling out of evidence. Press and opposition parties, however, suspect that the Government Blair in this Causa intervened to avoid a well-known to further relaratory information about the excursions in the run-up to the Iraq war. Thus, the Lawyers Guns had demanded a disclosure of an opinion of Attorney General Lord Goldsmith over the legalism of a war against Iraq. This was rejected by ministers of the government repeatedly.
In the Great Britain, the statements are swirling of shorts, which was back from protest against the Iraq war from their ministerial authority, a lot of dust. And Tony Blair is allowed to warm up again. Sir Menzies Campell by the Liberal Democrats said opposite the BBC, the premiere should be confirmed, so probably nothing good for the already struck reputation of coincidence in the UN was mean. However, Tony Blair denied any statement on the truth content of the statements of his party colleague Short. Against the press he only said that the behavior shorts was absolutely irresponsible. Furthermore, Blair emphasized that all actions of British intelligence services were carried out on the basis of national and international law.
The UN emphasizes that any British espionage against Kofi Annan illegal goods. In a first opinion, Hassen Fodha, UN Director in Brussel. "The work of the UNO is completely transparent. There is no reason to spy or use secret channels."
Deprude unquestioned?
Whether there will be other consequences or investigations from the UN, is still unclear to the current time. When the NSA spying was flown up, they had investigated investigations. These seem to have lost in the Sande. The then actually starting Iraq war dear the spasing affairs appear as Lappalie. Other countries that operate similar may not really be interested in a declaration. Examples that such investigations are rarely in sustainable consequences, there are some. The Echelon Scandal (cf. Echelon Chronology) had also conducted a committee of the European Parliament and munted into a report (cf. Europe Parliament adopts Echelon report) but that’s it already. Presidents protected from the lauschaktions of the respective intelligence services are only the own burger. Abroad all restrictions fall. Even as the middle of Marz 2003, it became the fact that the space of the French and German delegations in the EU Council of Ministers were charged, there was first an emerging outcrop (cf). Lying on EU Council of Ministers). From results of a confidential examination you have nothing more.